Manage to get point of symbol (4)
I believe the answer is:
rune
'symbol' is the definition.
(I know that rune is a type of character)
'manage to get point' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'run' (both can mean to organise).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'run'+'e'='RUNE'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for rune that I've seen before include "Spell" , "Ancient symbol" , "Early symbol used in carvings" , "Letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet" , "Old Scandinavian letter" .)